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YALE HELIX

Healthcare & Biotech Startup Incubator

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WHAT WE DO

This is how we help ambitious companies succeed.

Helix is Yale’s only undergraduate-run incubator. We take pride in bringing together a broad spectrum of some of Yale's most talented, motivated, and ambitious entrepreneurs and students to challenge real-world problems in software, healthcare, and biotech. We seek students from all backgrounds, across sofware engineering, finance, biology, and liberal arts. Students join some of the most accomplished rising startups in long-term working relationships. From full-stack software development, researching biologics, marketing & UI/UX, to raising capital from investors, students make an impact in a real-world setting while building skills, professional connections, and achievements.

Software Engineering

From ideation to prototypes and product building, students in software can use their skills to help build the full tech stack of a real-world product. All while having the mentorship of a close-knit startup environment.

Business Research

Research on competitors, existing incumbents, and existing business models, or the cutting-edge of new science to best position startups for successful funding rounds and market entry.

Marketing, Design, and UI/UX

Students help create a distinct visual identity and an online presence that communicate startups to VC's, investors, and potential partners.

Clinical or Healthcare Research

Work directly in an lab on biologics or medical devices. Conduct literature research on clinical or patient outcomes. Help bring the next generation of therapeutics and medical devices to the market.

RECRUITMENT TIMELINE

Application Process

Ready to dive headfirst into Yale's entrepreneurship community? Here's everything you need to know about our application timeline and process.

Undergraduate Recruitment 2025

August 15th
Applications Open
The application will ask for your resume and relevant experiences. It includes a series of short questions. We appreciate and thank you for your time!
September 30
General Information Session
This meeting will include a formal presentation of Helix, expected work from students, past projects, and the application process. Directors will be available to answer any questions and offer first-hand accounts of their time in Helix.
Time & Location TBD
August 31
EC Bazaar
Join us at our table in the EC Bazaar! Talk to directors and learn more directly from members about Helix
2-4pm at Commons, Location TBD
September 4th
Drop-In Office Hours #1
Chat in a more casual setting with directors, questions about applications are encouraged!
Time & Location TBD
September 7th
Written Applications Due; Drop-In Office Hours #2
Applications are due at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Chat in a more casual setting with directors, questions about applications are encouraged!
Time & Location TBD
September 15
Decisions Released!
TBD - announced soon!
First Meeting
Join us for our first meeting! Get to know each other, we hope you will come to see Helix as a family! We will also set out expectations and discuss the training bootcamp timeline, startup onboarding, etc

Startup Recruitment

August 1 - August 15
Startup Recruitment
Initial Outreach and Conversations
  • Apply Through the Startup Application Form
  • Schedule Conversations with the Directors
  • Tell Us Your Needs
August 22
Pitches to Directors
Tsai City
  • Provide Details on Startup and Ideation
  • Present on Desired Talent and Expected Roles
  • Provide a Timeline for Development
  • Create Proposals on MVP and Current Progress
August 25
Offers Extended
September 27
Pitch Day to Helix Fellows
Tsai City
  • Pitch Startup to Helix Fellows
  • Present on Desired Talent and Expected Roles

Helix by the Numbers.

Empowering the greater Yale biotech innovation space for over half a decade, supporting founders and students in challenging real-world problems.

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Years Operating

since 2016
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Selected Startups

since Helix's founding
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Hours Of Support

provided in the last year
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Yale Students

paired with startups through Helix

Our Team

Jiya Mody

Helix Co-President

William Liu

Helix Co-President

Kavya Gupta

Executive Board Member

Rohan Suri

Executive Board Member

Gautham Ramshankar

Executive Board Member

Justin Xie

Executive Board Member

Maya Kulesza

Executive Board Member
MA

Mark Alkadious

Executive Board Member

Advisory Board

Advisor

Jorge Torres
JD, Tsai CITY Entrepreneural Advisor

Advisor

Howard P. Forman
MD, MBA

Advisor

David Rosenthal
MD, Venture Partner, Alleycorp

Selected Portfolio

Discover some past startups we've partnered with across health software and therapeutics sectors.

Health
Software

Biotech &
Therapeutics

Lucid.Care

Digital labwork and longitudinal tracking for behavioral health.

Venture-backed startup by Forum Ventures.

Winners of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Challenge, 2023 “Start and SUD Startup.”

Winner of American Psychiatric Association’s pitch competition at the 2024 Psychiatric Innovation Lab.

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CTRLTrial

Accelerating Clinical Trial Recruitment with AI

$1.3 million raised to-date, pilot study partnerships with Yale New Haven Health, Pfizer, & Eli Lilly.

Winner of the 2020 Rothberg Catalyzer $15,000 Prize.

Winner of the 2022 Yale Center of Biomedical Information and Technology (CBIT) Hit Play $1K award.

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Fulcrum Care

Tech-enabled dental care organization improving access for individuals with complex needs

2025 Startup Yale Thorne Prize winner.

Winner of Dwight Hall Audience Choice $2,000 Award.

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UpKeep Care

AI-powered care & social services platform for elderly adults.

Rita Wilson Seed Grant recipient.

Winner of the 2024 Startup Yale Thorne Healthcare Innovation Prize.

Partnered with 211 United Way.

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EnlighteN

Naloxone sensory injector for opioid overdose detection and reversal.

Winner of Rothberg Catalyzer Fund, Winner of 10k from the NIH

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Ceidon Therapeutics

Calcium-targetting oncology therapeutic

2024 Yale Innovation Summit Biotech ePoster Award Winner

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Luminous

Smart hospital supply rooms.

Winner of 30k Bioscience Pipeline

EpiTET Therapeutics

First in-class therapeutic for endometriosis

2024 National Nucleate Venture Prize Recipient.

Winner of the BioLabs Golden Ticket.

Selected by Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale for early-stage commercialization support in 2022.

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